Blanket-case



(Modem W. G. NORTHUP.

BLANKET CASE.

No. 385,422. Patented July 3, 1888.

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XVILLIAM G. NORTHUP, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

BLANKET-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 385,422, dated July 3, 1888.

Application filed December 10, 1887. Serial No. 257,487. (Modeh) To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,W1LLIAM G. Nonrnur, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Minneapolis, county of Hcnnepin, State of Minnesota, have invented a certain new and useful Blanket-Case, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

Myinvention has for its object to provide an improved case for the shipment, storage, and display of blankets; and it consists of the construction hereinafter fully described and particularly claimed.

Like letters referring to like parts, Figure I is a plan view of my case, one corner of the cover being laid back. Fig. vII is a side elevation of the same, one end of the cover being raised; and Fig. III is a vertical cross-section on the line X Xof Fig. I. Fig. IVisadetail.

A is a rectangular oblong frame composed of end and side bars secured together at their corners by angle-irons or in any othersuitable way.

B is a flexible bottom composed of canvas, cambric, or other suitable cloth, secured at its edges by a close joint to the end and side bars of the frame.

(3 is an openable top composed of similar material, and is detachably connected to the frames by cords or in any other suitable way, the means shownbeing tacks,i:. The top and bottom may be made of one continuous piece of cloth. This top or cover is made a little larger than the frame, andits edges are turned down all around and overlapped at their corners. At the corners and sides of the frame and cover I secure strings D D. The overlapped corners of the cover are not sewed together; but the cornei fastening strings D are passed through the adjacent laps in such a manner that when drawn taut and tied down to the framestring D the side and end edges are not only drawn down, but are drawn together, and a perfectly-tight joint is thus formed with the frame. ally excluded. This construction makes an excellent blanket-case. The rigid frame keeps the pack age of blankets in definite shape,while the flexible bottom and top renderit adjustable to more or less blankets and make the'packpressure is to flatten somewhat the package, 6c

making a stack of packages very compact and economizing space. No difference how great the pressure at right angles to the top or bottom the package. cannot be injured.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Lot ters Patent 0f the United States, is as follows:

The combination, with a rectangular frame provided with asack cloth bottom, of an openable cloth cover having its edges turned down and its corners overlapped and adapted to fit over said frame when filled with blankets, fastening-strings attached to said frame at its corners, and draw fastening strings passing through the overlapping corners of the cover at such points, so as to draw the side and end edges of the flaps together when the string is drawn taut and secured to the frainestrings, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

WILLIAM G. NORTHUP. In presence of- I J AS. F. VVILLIAMSON, EMMA F. ELMORE.

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